From Chris: Great plan. What about adding some newspaper articles from different perspectives? I want to talk more about the Prezi plan on Jan 6.
Name: Roberta Palmiotto and Stephanie Weaver
Briefly describe your tentative APP or how you think you might incorporate media literacy into the work that you do with teachers and/or students.
Tentative Title:Stem Cells
Target Audience:Living Environment 9th graders
Dates and timeline for implementation:
Curriculum Goals:
To familiarize students with the use of stem cells.
To investigate the benefits and controversies of stem cell use.
Media Literacy Goals:
To evaluate the credibility of information from different sources.
To appreciate multiple perspectives of a controversial topic.
To create group Prezi presentations based on their understanding of stem cell research from a stakeholder's perspective.
Other Goals: 1. To form an opinion, based on evidence, on stem cell use.I like this goal. Using news sources from diverse perspectives (articles, video clips, etc.) could help with this.
Proposed Activities: 1. Opening activity on media bias. Fact of Fiction? lesson adapted from Chris Sperry's lesson. 30-40 minutes 2. Fact or Fiction? list on stem cell research. 15 minutes 3. View political cartoons. Discuss and decode. 20 minutes Neat addition for Science 4. Explore and decode a selected website on Stem Cell Research as a group. Three websites will be analyzed in total. Group presentations will be made on findings. 60-80 minutes 4. View the Independent Lens- NOVA special. Discuss and decode. 5. View the clip from "My Sister's Keeper". Discuss and decode. 6. Create a group Prezi presentation based on their understanding of stem cell research from 1 of the following stateholder's perspectives: a). spinal cord injury patient b). stem cell researcherc). religious organization d). a couple with leftover embryos from in vitro fertilization Assessment/Evaluation: 1. Informal assessment will be done in class by the discussions that we have. 2. Worksheets that have students evaluating the cartoons and websites. 3. The Prezi that will be made should be able to defend their position with facts from their research.
Application Project Plan (APP) Planning Sheet
From Chris: Great plan. What about adding some newspaper articles from different perspectives? I want to talk more about the Prezi plan on Jan 6.
Name: Roberta Palmiotto and Stephanie Weaver
Briefly describe your tentative APP or how you think you might incorporate media literacy into the work that you do with teachers and/or students.
Tentative Title: Stem Cells
Target Audience: Living Environment 9th graders
Dates and timeline for implementation:
Curriculum Goals:
Media Literacy Goals:
Other Goals:
1. To form an opinion, based on evidence, on stem cell use. I like this goal. Using news sources from diverse perspectives (articles, video clips, etc.) could help with this.
Proposed Activities:
1. Opening activity on media bias. Fact of Fiction? lesson adapted from Chris Sperry's lesson. 30-40 minutes
2. Fact or Fiction? list on stem cell research. 15 minutes
3. View political cartoons. Discuss and decode. 20 minutes Neat addition for Science
4. Explore and decode a selected website on Stem Cell Research as a group. Three websites will be analyzed in total. Group presentations will be made on findings. 60-80 minutes
4. View the Independent Lens- NOVA special. Discuss and decode.
5. View the clip from "My Sister's Keeper". Discuss and decode.
6. Create a group Prezi presentation based on their understanding of stem cell research from 1 of the following stateholder's perspectives:
a). spinal cord injury patient b). stem cell researcher c). religious organization d). a couple with leftover embryos from in vitro fertilization
Assessment/Evaluation:
1. Informal assessment will be done in class by the discussions that we have.
2. Worksheets that have students evaluating the cartoons and websites.
3. The Prezi that will be made should be able to defend their position with facts from their research.
Resources/Support
:1. This website lists websites on stem cell research and the religious/ethical perspective.http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/stemcell/more.html
2. Discussion guide that introduces the Independent Lens video and provides additional websites for research.http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/stemcell/resources/stemcell_discussion.pdf
3. This website contains many political cartoons on stem cell research.http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/bysubject/subject.php?sid=1072
Very will conceived.
Difficulties/Obstacles to developing your APP:
Planning Steps:
To be implemented in January 2011.